No.025Gen 1 (Kanto)
Pikachu in Japanese
ピカチュウ
Pikachū
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ピpi
カka
チュchu
ウu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Possesses cheek sacs in which it stores electricity. This clever forest-dweller roasts tough berries with an electric shock before consuming them.頬袋に電気を蓄える。この賢い森の住人は、硬い木の実を電気ショックで炙ってから食べる。
The Japanese text is a translation of the English entry, written with kanji, hiragana and katakana. Try to spot the katakana words!
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